Doodlebugs Friday!

 

Are you ready for a little color in your life?  Some bright sun-shine-y yellow perhaps?

Your wish is my Doodlebugs Friday card today - you know the drill... thank you!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #581

I love Cecile's gorgeous Sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  I found just the right stand-in for her heart shape in my snippets ... 

I'll keep this post brief because my Doodlebugs sneak will be popping up soon!  Once I get a set in my hands, I often make more than one card.  This Meadow Fresh Florals [half price right now-dies, too!] set from The Stamp Market is such a beautiful layering set.  Just so happens she has a coordinating embossing folder, too... you'll see the stamped Eucalyptus soon!

Inks: 

I better get this one delivered to that FMS gallery!  Thanks for stopping by - see you again at 9?  lol  Hope so!

=] Michele

Color Hues #61 Second Helpings - and a boo boo!

I know I've already played with Stef's gorgeous colors at Color Hues #61, but I had a moment while waking up this morning when this design just popped into my mind - it doesn't happen often enough!  I'm going to share this closeup first as my gold-on-kraft sentiment was being a little hard to photograph today!

Seeing it here I'm doubtful that the closeup helps much - thankfully the recipient won't have this problem!

Starting from background to foreground:

The Stamp Market Leaves Cover die from MFT heavyweight Kraft cardstock.

Altenew: Climber Flowers die set using MFT Prestige Peach Bellini and Coral Crush, and kraft -

the climbing leaves have been given a touch of leftover Vintage photo distress ink from a sponge dauber. 

Sentiment: The Stamp Market: Bell Flower set gold heat embossed 

on same kraft cardstock cut with PF Essentials Labels

Three HoneyBee pearls and voila!

Now, I have to make fun of myself a little... here is the FIRST attempt at Stef's challenge colors - I should know by now that GREEN is not on the always-welcome color list, shouldn't I?!

Thanks for stopping by!

=] Michele

Inspired by Friends!

I had the pleasure of crafting along with three of my wonderful friends - no it was not while side-by-side [darn it] but together would have been a huge bonus!

Our generous friend, Bonnie, sent three of us a little envelope filled with a bounty of blooms - Pinkfresh Dahlia's to be exact.  We each came up with our own design and today we're sharing them with you - the REST OF our wonderful crafty friends!

Here's my card - hope the girls like it!

Don't adjust your screens - my card is made from watercolor cardstock, so it is the lovely creamy white of Canson paper.  I love it with the soft pinks, greens, purple, and gold!  Five of the pieces came together seamlessly to follow the curve of this Pinkfresh Fancy Circle die.  

This sentiment [from Pinkfresh's Hydrangea and Rose set] was stamped with Veramark and heat embossed using Ranger Princess Gold.  A few little pearls complete my very feminine card!

Please join me as I make the rounds, won't you?  I know we'll be both amazed and delighted!  Thanks so very much for your generosity, Bonnie!

Bonnie - Stamping with Klass

Bobby - Bits & Pieces

Marcia - Marcia's Stampin' Pad

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of blogland today, too!

=] Michele

Color Hues #61

I just love when I can play with neutrals - Stef has just the ticket over at Color Hues #61!

I had just received my latest goodies from The Stamp Market - the lily came in very handy for Stef's colors...

Stamped in copic-friendly CP Sand Castle ink, here are the markers used for this peachy-keen coloring session...

A sweet little strip of HoneyBee kraft gingham should make any birthday girl happy, right? Especially when bordered by a pretty eyelet!  A few PF Pixy Dust Glitter Drops, and a teensy bit of Diamond Stickles on their stamen and my 'work' here is done!

That's it for me today - I have to get ready for a FaceTime chat with one of my favorite girls in the whole world!  I have met Lindsey in person, but it has been 7 long years!  Wait 'til she sees all my gray hair!! YIKES!  

=]

Spring is shaping up!

Hello my friends!  I was so happy to be sent a few products to play with from the generous folks and newest release from Spellbinders!  You can see all the wonderful new goodies here.  Hope you enjoy the end results!  

First - my personal favorite from the Stylish Ovals Collection:  Glimmer foiled, Floral Bird: 

I used a matte finish Spellbinders gold foil, and my Glimmer Hot Foil machine, then the companion Layering Stencils made quick work of coloring the images ... so quick, I was able to get a second card foiled and stenciled!

This time I used a silver Spellbinders foil, and brighter inks!

The card base has been embossed using my March 2023 Club folder Stylized Calla Lily - I totally see that pretty birds' tail in that embossing, don't you?

This pretty gradient-inked sentiment is from

Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes using three of the inks used while stenciling.

Next up: a few more of the images in that Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes set:

I kept it simple for its first spin - but doubled up the stamping!

A pretty pink border and fish-tail-banner that was white heat embossed.

Have you noticed a pattern here?  Those ovals, perhaps?  This time

the little garden was stamped, and white heat embossed, simply water-colored, and mounted on two half-ovals meant to represent the sun and the grass along

my flower bed.  Another sentiment - this time gold heat embossed - and a

sweet little wrap of natural twine tie it all up with a bow!

Last, but not least, two cards made with the newest 3D embossing folder in their collection:  Beautiful Butterflies!

First the dramatic - using inks added with sponge daubers to the DEBOSSED like of 

my WHITE panel of cardstock.  Then using a TH sponge applicator, I added

lots of Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink - Erum Tasnim shared this technique over at the Altenew YouTube channel recently.

A good smattering of white-gold watercolor, and another of white gouache and all

that was left to do was give it a frame.  I kept the drama going with this dark grey cardstock - but kept a bright spot by adding another just-smaller frame of white.

I couldn't leave you without adding this CAS and simple card - this is vellum!

40lb vellum to be exact - it took the embossing beautifully:

A pretty little birthday card for someone turning 18 in May!  [yes, also the graduate!]

Thank you, Spellbinders, for your generosity!  

There is so much more to love in their April release!

=] Michele

Doodlebugs Friday!

 

Oh my goodness, I am so excited to share my card with you today!

It has been far too long since I used my some of my favorite flowers... can 

you guess which flower it is?

Here's a hint:  I carried them down the aisle!

Okay, so they weren't purple - but any color* will do just fine any other day!

Please drop by the Doodlebugs Blog for a better look! thank you!

=] Michele